Oconee Blotter

Thursday

Jan 24, 2013 at 5:05 PM

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:

TRESPASSING: On Jan. 15, a deputy was dispatched to a home on Malcom Bridge Road, where a man was observed passed out in the front yard. The deputy approached the man in a sitting position with his head leaning over. The deputy shouted at the man to wake up and he did.

Asked why he was passed out in the yard, the man replied that he wasn't. He said he was just picking up pecans. The man, who smelled of alcohol, was identified as Dennis Lord, 59, of Watkinsville.

The resident of the home, who didn't know Lord, asked the deputy to ban Lord from coming onto his property. The deputy made the warning, but also took Lord to jail on a charge of public intoxication.

FACEBOOK THREAT: On Jan. 16, a woman reported that her former boyfriend made a threatening message on Facebook. The woman said she ended her relationship with the man in November and that he contacted her recently on Facebook. When she reminded him that the relationship was over he replied, "Well if I can't have you, won't no one will have you and I mean that."

FIGHT INVESTIGATED: On Jan. 16, a deputy was dispatched to a fight on Dowdy Road. When he arrived, thought, there was no fight. One juvenile said another had pulled a knife during the disturbance and the deputy located a knife in the drain pipe.

Another juvenile said one of the fighters had a handgun, but no guns were found at the location.

Those at the reported fight gave several accounts of what happened.

BURGLARY: On Jan. 17, a deputy was dispatched to Branch Road, Bishop, where a woman said she and her daughter came home and found someone had entered their barn and her husband's work van. The thieves stole some drills, hand saws, an ax and a logging chain.

INTOXICATED TEEN: On Jan. 19, a deputy was dispatched to a home on Whippoorwill Road, Watkinsville, in regards to an intoxicated teen.

When the deputy arrived, he saw a group of teens surrounding a first responder rendering aid to the girl who was unconscious and had been vomiting. After the girl's mother was contacted, she was transported to St. Mary's Hospital.

The other teens told the deputy that when the girl arrived at the home she had already been drinking. She was also in possession of a bottle of alcohol, which she continued to consume. The deputy checked the other teens and two tested positive for alcohol.

The deputy also woke up the adult resident of the home who was unaware of what was going on.

DISPUTE: On Jan. 19, a deputy was dispatched to a home on Greenwood Drive, Bogart, where a woman and her fiancee had an argument about who was going to clean up a mess in the house.

The man went outside and the woman locked the door. He wanted to get back inside to get his cellphone, but she refused to open the door. The woman said the man forced the door open and she called 911.

The man told the deputy that after entering the home, the woman hit him with a toy. When questioned about this, the woman denied the allegation. The man left to stay with a relative for the night.

CAMERA STOLEN: On Jan. 20, a resident of Pops Way in Oconee Crossing subdivision reported someone went onto his property and stole a Moultrie game camera he had mounted to a tree.

SHOPLIFTING: On Jan. 20, a deputy was dispatched to Walmart where security had detained a man who tried to leave the store with about $51 worth of fishing supplies, including numerous lures. Anthony Leonard Wetherington, 17, of Jefferson was charged with shoplifting.

NEIGHBORHOOD DISPUTE: On Jan. 20, a deputy was dispatched to a mobile home park on Monroe Highway, where a man said his stepson was in an ongoing dispute with his neighbor's children. He said the children were outside arguing and shouting insults at each other.

The man said the mother of the other children came over to his home and threatened to whip the stepson if he didn't stop calling her children names. He said the woman also made a move toward his wife and he intervened and she pushed him.

The deputy interviewed the woman, who said the other man pushed her and she went to his house only to put a stop to the problem. The deputy warned both parties to stay away from each other.

TRAILER STOLEN: On Jan. 21, a resident of Rossiter Court, Watkinsville, reported that someone entered his yard about a week ago and stole a trailer.

BURGLARY: On Jan. 21, a resident of Hunter Trail, Bogart, reported someone entered his home by forcing open a rear door. The man said several items were stolen.

THEFT: On Jan. 22, a resident of Natalie Court reported someone entered her sports car and stole a CD player from the dash.

COUNTERFEIT MONEY: On Jan. 22, Deputy Joe Williams was dispatched to Walmart, where store security told him a man tried to pay for items with five counterfeit $20 bills. When the clerk informed the customer that the bills were fake, the customer tried to take the bills back.

The suspect left the store, but another man came in and demanded the fake bills. This man threatened to attack the clerk and then tried to take the bills from the clerk's hand. When he was unsuccessful, he fled from the store.

The man who tried to take the bills by force was described as a black with a red five-point star tattoo under his chin. The other man was black with a heavy build and a beard, but no mustache. They fled the parking lot in a maroon or red car driven by a third person.

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